Corentin, ou Les infortunes conjugales
In the 17th century, the rich butcher Corentin plans to marry the beautiful Clémence, but the wedding was not consummated because of a storm which made Corentin impotent.
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"This is not bawdy legend ;it is fact ; during a hundred years "l'épreuve du congrès" (= trial by congress) was imposed by the Church :sexual relations with one's spouse was meant to beget children ;should the husband be impotent , it was an act against religion ,so the marriage was dissolved and his possessions went to the wife . The husband was put on trial : he had to make love with his wife in front of note-taking witnesses. This hateful practice ,which turned human beings into animals ,was abolished in 1677. Corentin's wedding takes place in 1664 and his marriage..."
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In the 17th century, the rich butcher Corentin plans to marry the beautiful Clémence, but the wedding was not consummated because of a storm which made Corentin impotent.